Bolgheri, is located within
the district of Castagneto Carducci ( Tuscany ) in the province of Livorno
and is situated on a hill some 96 meters above sea level. At the base of
the hill is the chapel of San Guido that was constructed during the past
century. It is here where the famous avenue, adorned with splendid cypress
tress, originates and leads the way to the village of Bolgheri;
The avenue that originated during the early 1900's was immortalised
through famous poem of Carducci, "Davanti S. Guido" which begins
with this beautiful verse:
("I Cipressi che a Bolgheri alti e schietti van da S. Guido in
duplice filar..." )(The Cypress trees of Bolgheri, tall and regal,
leading from san Guido in duplicate rows..).

It is here. at the top of a
hill covered with century old olive trees, that one finds the enchanting
village of Bolgheri.

The castle, a property of
the Della Gherardesca Family was restired in the 19° th century. In this
illage where the typical small homes surround the principle square, the
memory of the poet remains alive "Where he passed his youth";
the house of Carducci, the cemetery where Grandmother Lucia is laid to
rest.